Custer County Attorney District Court New Criminal Filings
Explore new monthly case filings, compare time periods, review case details, and examine charge composition using interactive sunburst charts.
CUSTER COUNTY • PUBLIC CASE DATA
Interactive District Court Data Dashboards
Choose a dashboard to explore new criminal District Court filings, caseload composition, charge-code trends, overall District Court workload, or cited source documents.
Caseload Composition Comparison
Compare charge composition by selected period or calendar year.
District Court Workload by County/Year
Compare district court workload categories across Custer, Dawson, and Richland Counties.
Custer New Case Count by Code/Year
Explore how the number of new cases containing individual charge codes changes over time.
Cited documents
Open the source workbook and annual public reports cited in these dashboards.
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Custer County Attorney District Court New Criminal Filings
Explore newly filed cases by month, compare filing activity across time periods, and review case listings and charge composition.
New Monthly Case Filings
Select a period below the graph to view its summary. Vertical markers indicate transitions described below the graph.
Monthly counts are based on the filing dates of newly filed cases identified in the Montana Public Court Access Portal. Cases that are no longer visible have a substituted nearby date. Due to a nation wide data breach during 2026; the dates between March 2026 and July 2026 are either previously recorded or reflect nearby dates that allow an even distribution across the months with corrupted dates. There are few cases in this period.
The rolling average is the average of the current month and preceding two calendar months (using available months at the beginning of the series).
The rolling average is the average of the current month and preceding two calendar months (using available months at the beginning of the series).
Choose a period or year to compare the recorded charge composition. Select a sunburst segment to explore the categories and charge codes.
Select a year or comparison period
New cases filed in period
Annualized filing rate for new cases
New cases per 365.25 days
Change from previous comparison period
Interactive Charge Composition for New Cases
Hover over a segment to see the category or charge name, count, and share of the chart total. Click a segment to zoom in; click the center to zoom out. Colors are consistent by category across views. The chart shows charge codes recorded in new cases and the number of new cases in the selected period containing at least one charge associated with each code. A case may contain charges under multiple codes and may therefore be counted under more than one code; counts across codes should not be added to estimate distinct cases.
Code-level counts show new cases containing at least one charge associated with each code. A case may be counted under more than one code, so totals across codes may exceed the number of distinct new cases. If a case has no code entered, its recorded description is retained under “Uncoded charge information.”
Source: Data compiled from the Montana Public Court Access Portal Custer County Criminal case information. “Percentage change” compares annualized filing rates for new cases to account for unequal period lengths. The elected-term summary information covers November 6, 2024 to October 2, 2026; its July 4 - October 2, 2026 subsection is compared with the earlier portion of the elected term. As with all human-made databases, there may be errors. If you believe you have found a transcription error, please contact us and let us know.
District Court Workload by County/Year
District Court Workload: Custer, Dawson & Richland Counties
Montana District Courts annual new case filings and reopened cases, 2021–2025. Select a comparison mode, then filter categories using the participation buttons. Source: Office of the Court Administrator annual district-court statistical reports.
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Compare all five years for one county
All categories: Workload for entire District Courthouse.
Rare Participation: Categories that have a very low number of cases that involve the County Attorney or require very special circumstances for involvement.
Normal Duties: The regular duties of the County Attorneys office.
Non-Duties: Categories that do not involve the County Attorneys office.
Totals for current selection
In “Compare Counties - Same Year,” county columns overlap for each category, with the highest selected-category total drawn in back and the smallest in front; each county has a consistent color. In “One County Over Time,” each year is stacked by category for the selected county. The source reports “New Case Filings and Reopened Cases”; these are category totals, not unique case totals. Zero values are shown as zero where the report lists none.
Cited documents
Source materials associated with the dashboards. PDF buttons open the document in your browser; the workbook button opens a browser-readable version with links to each sheet.
Compiled charging workbook
Excel workbook containing filing dates, charge descriptions, case numbers, and charge codes for new criminal cases filed in District Court from January 2021 through October 2026. The case information is organized by yearly sheets. This publicly available information is intended for trend evaluation only and does not contain identifying information about defendants or victims. The workbook does not record repeated counts of the same charge on the same case; it is intended to show the variety of charges and frequency of filing.
Montana District Courts New Case Filings and Reopened Case Reports
Source: Office of the Court Administrator annual district-court statistical reports
Attorney General Fiscal Year Child Sexual Abuse or Sexual Exploitation Report pursuant to Montana Code Annotated § 41-3-210(5)
Annual reports from the Montana Attorney General’s Office, including the aggregated case-status information submitted pursuant to Montana Code Annotated § 41-3-210(5).
DPHHS Annual Child Sexual Abuse or Sexual Exploitation Report pursuant to Montana Code Annotated § 41-3-210(5)
Custer New Case Count by Code/Year
Charge Codes Over Time
Shows the annual number of distinct new cases containing at least one charge associated with each charge code. Choose a charge description to highlight it; the other charge lines remain visible at reduced opacity. 2026 is partial through October 2.
Cases for selected charge and year
Select a point on the chart to list the filing date and case number for that charge in that year.
Counts are distinct new cases, not the total number of individual charges. Each case is counted once per code in its filing year, even if the case includes multiple counts of that same code. A case may be counted under more than one code, so counts across codes should not be added to estimate distinct cases. 2026 covers January 1 through October 2 and is not a full year. Filing dates follow the source workbook, including substituted nearby dates where noted above.